What you see here is not a trick, unlike BMW’s attempt on April 1 to hoodwink New Zealanders into thinking it had developed a special cot for babies called the ‘ZZZ Series Cot.’ The BMW people quickly ‘fessed up about the April Fools’ Day trick, tagged the ‘ultimate sleeping machine.’ It was lined in leather and came with an illuminated BMW badge that served as a night … [Read more...] about No tricks: The spy pictures BMW won’t talk about
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Air-conditioning in cars began in Dallas, not Detroit
Detroit might have once been the centre in the United States of all things automobile, but it had very little to do with the introduction of air-conditioning in mainstream cars – that initiative belongs to a group of pioneers in Dallas, Texas. “People take it for granted today, but in the early ’50s, Detroit didn’t think many buyers even wanted air conditioning,” said Texas … [Read more...] about Air-conditioning in cars began in Dallas, not Detroit
Bertha Benz, the woman who pioneered the first test drive
Germany’s Karl Benz is credited with inventing the automobile but it was his wife Bertha who saw its true potential and pioneered what has been called the most important car journey ever undertaken. It was in August, 1888, two years after Benz patented his invention. Bertha slipped out of bed early, gathered up her two boys, Eugen and Richard, and left a note on the … [Read more...] about Bertha Benz, the woman who pioneered the first test drive
Aussies wary but no fears for plug-in Mitsubishi in NZ
Mitsubishi NZ hasn’t run into any of the problems that its Australian counterpart faced with the introduction of the plug-in petrol-electric Outlander PHEV. Multi-franchise Australian dealers stuck with sluggish sales of the petrol-electric Holden Volt and the all-electric Nissan Leaf had to be sweet-talked by Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd into committing to another EV … [Read more...] about Aussies wary but no fears for plug-in Mitsubishi in NZ
Carmakers’ future: Only six of the best will be left, says analyst
Expect to see the world’s carmakers trimmed to six major players over the next 20 years, says a US-based automotive industry analyst. Investment bank Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas has told The Detroit News that the world simply cannot sustain the number of carmakers it has today. “We believe the radically changing landscape of autos requires a commensurate change of … [Read more...] about Carmakers’ future: Only six of the best will be left, says analyst